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Media are invited to join officers on a walk-through the Scarborough GO Transit parking lot as officers look for unsecured vehicles

TORONTO, Nov. 23, 2015 /CNW/ - The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), Toronto Police Service, and GO Transit will kick off the annual Lock It OR Lose It Campaign, a proactive, province-wide crime prevention program that encourages motorists and passengers to take a few simple precautions to protect their vehicles and valuables from theft – especially during the holiday season.

Lock It OR Lose It Media Event:

Date:

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Location:

GO Transit Scarborough Station

3615 St. Clair Avenue East (at Midland Avenue)

Scarborough, ON

Time:

10:00 am

Attendees will include:

Chief Jeff McGuireNiagara Regional Police Service and President of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police

Police leaders and officers from the Toronto Police Service, GO Transit and other police services will be joined by campaign supporters to kick off the OACP's annual province-wide crime prevention campaign targeting auto thefts and valuables in unsecured vehicles. Officers will be going out into the Scarborough GO Transit parking lot to check on vehicles following the media event.

Using the Lock It OR Lose ItCampaign, police officers throughout Ontario examine parked vehicles to confirm they are locked and that no valuables have been left in plain view.

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police is the voice of Ontario's Police Leaders

Members of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police serve their communities as the senior police leaders in municipal, regional, provincial national, and First Nations police services across Ontario